Wichita eagle., 1887-01-30
HOW HE GOT IT OUT.

, 70 the Editor Daily Eagle
have been having the toothache for
considerable length of time. Il was front
tooth, my molars having long since mould
ed in the dust with the forgotten glorles OF
the past. registered bloody vow one
night as lay rolling in the agonies OF Jan
uary neuralgia to go to the dentist and
have the plagued thing jerked. Next
morning my torture had comparatively
subsidized and forgot my registered vow.
That night my tooth kicked up another
Kansas cyclone in my jaws, and l again
vowed a bloody VOW. SO the next after
noon found me in the Office of one of Wich-
| ta's best dentists. l had intended to be
! brave, but when that dentist with two
acre smile waved his hand toward velvet
cushioned, screw-up chair machine of tor
ture. surrounded by all kinds of pain
infiicting weapons, felt the apex of my
heart sink down towards the diaphragm:
accordingly when that heartless dentist
said, with an attempt 10 be facetious, Il
see, my friend, that you have tooth that's
aching to come out" put on cold look
of surprise and said: Sir, just stepped
in to see if you could direct me to the
County building \ shade of disappoint-
ment swept over his face and | was glad.
He looked as if he thought had better in
qure for an insane asylum, but gave ne
address OF course didn't want it--for
five years have gone to that county build
ing to pay taxes But pretended to be
highly greatful, and turned to
go. At the door hesitated and
tried to screw my courage up to the sticking
point l turned and was about to tell the
dentist he might strike in, when he added
You can't fail to find it on the right hand
side-right east Of Statford's grocery" l
nodded vacantly and FASTENED on. had
reached where Holiday hangs ont when
Dakota blizzard struck the cavity of my
lower incisor Thought the day of cleo
ton had come and executed war dance
on the pavement. with my hand energetical-
ly poised on my jaw. The people thought
Barnum had come and tried to calm down
my turbulent spirits, till, pretty soon, it
felt like Democratic caucus; was being
held in that cavity and | rcsol,,tely struck
out for the dentists on $40 time. As | re-
cined in that cushioned, screwed I'D
machine of torture with the sweat of cold
determination on my brow, l thought that
dentist looked pleased He seemed to feel
requited for his disappointment of mo-
ment ago. In fact plainly saw CLEAN
of revenge in his eve AS he reached for the
largest pair of forceps. Igrabbed the han
dies of the chair and tried to fancy it all
over. My revery was broken by that base
hypocrit's saying in dulcet tones of the
cruelest mockery-"N open your mouth
wide ana it'll be out before you can say
Jack Robinson. and with no pain worth
speaking Of" tried to believe him, told
myself persuasively that he Looked like a
Christian man and would't lie. l shut MY
eyes hard and opened my mouth wide with
q brave resolve 10 do or die. In Il
moment-it seemed hours-I felt
some heart-rendiug, soultearing tweaks.
but | was SO glad 10 have the blasted tooth
tackled. made no complaint opened
my eyes and said is it Ill over" The
dentist wore a sort of investigating air and
said ''Oh. no, Mr.. Jones, you must have
patience; I've just been examining it to see
regarding its root and its hold on the gum.
adding in medita;ive tone-ihough
could detect satisfied mslice running under
the professional surface, Il see its got
pretty firm grip" l shut my eyes again,
and tried to divert my mind by picturing
the pleasure 1t would be to attend that